Crop Progress: Another 10 Percent Gain in Cotton Harvest

Cotton harvest is starting to get downright monotonous.

For the fourth consecutive week, the USDA Crop Progress report for the week ending Nov. 21 shows that U.S. cotton harvest, on average, increased another 10 percentage points. The crop now sits at 75% harvested – four percentage points over the 5-year average for this week.

Advertisement

Ten states reported double-digit increases of their own – Kansas (up 17 points); South Carolina (up 15); Oklahoma (up 14); Arizona (up 13); Alabama, Georgia, and Virginia (all up 12); North Carolina and Tennessee (up 11); and Texas (up 10).

Seven states – Arizona, California, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Texas – are now reported at or ahead of their respective 5-year averages.

Top Articles
Cotton Companion: New Ag Tech in the Palm of Your Hand

0